Fun Twist on Mississippi Literary Agents:

Sartoris Literary Group is a traditional publisher that takes a non-traditional approach to publishing. We do that by providing authors with options that they do not have with the majors (very high royalty rates, for example) and we do it by embracing eBooks as the future of publishing without turning our backs on print publishing. All our books are available in both eBook and paperbac

k formats. We love bookstores as much as the next person. There is no better place to spend an afternoon. But we envision the future of bookstores as places where readers can download the books of their choice for their iPads, Kindles and Nooks while also purchasing more traditional print editions

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In my search for Mississippi talent, I found this fun page on a literary agency site.  

I downloaded the following:https://www.sartorisliterary.com/index.php/mississippi-reading-room.html

MISSISSIPPI ROOM

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."

—William Faulkner

All the books in this section touch upon Mississippi history, or Mississippians making history. Not all of the books were published by Sartoris Literary Group, but all were written by or contributed to by SLG publisher James L. Dickerson, who has been writing about Mississippians making history since 1967, when he published his first magazine article. It was an interview with Mississippi-born recording artist Bobbie Gentry, whose recording of "Ode

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 to Billie Joe" made history on many levels that year when it became the Number One record in America. She was just the beginning …

If you head to this link https://sartorisliterary.com/

You’ll find all the info you need on what they do.  Check out their about section while you’re there. Check out their focus –there’s a lot of Mississippi running through their agency’s lineup which is why I decided to highlight it this week.

Investigate, enjoy—stay healthy my friends. 

(Material downloaded from website)